Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-22

mlnl0S the bounds ana eXCIuQlng the
land which the Surveyor Gen2raI of New
Mexico reported was evidently intended
forpasturage, and therefore does not come
within the scope Of this grant, which in
cluded land solely for agricultural pur-
poses. 1t is claimed that only about
200,00 acres of the above grant is agri-
cultural land. The town of Las Vegas is
located on this grant.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-Texas pen
sions were granted to-day to George
Adams, Tyler, and Elisha Pettin, Austin,
Tex.
MONTANA CATTLEMEN.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April PA dispatch
from Miles City, Mont, states that the
cattle convention now in session there is
very largely attended. Prominent among
! the subjects to be discussed are the fol-
! lowing:
The interstate commerce law and its
effect upon the live stock interests of
| Montana.
The ninety day quarantine and its effect
On the drive of the season.
Preparation against the introduction CT
contagious diseases from our nelghbOrs.
Relative aims of the stock yards of
the northwest considering the ST. Paul
yards.
Dressed beef shipments the means for
the better protection of the interests of
stock growers at the markets.
National aid in the determination of
disease.
The stock destruction system OF Mon
tana.
Range rights and conditions growing
out Of them.
How Montana cattle interests may be
bene flied.
A close study of the interstate com
merce law will be made with view to
discovering what effect the discrimination
will have on the live stock shipments.
ANOTHER SILVER VAULT.
WASHINGTON, April 81 Arrangements
are being made at the Treasury d part
ment for the construction of new silver
vault in that building to accommodate
the rapidly accommodating standard silver
dollars. Supervising Architect Bell has
completed plans and specifications for the
vault, and will invite proposals for its
construction in q short time. The new
vault will be built in the court yard of
the Treasury building adjoining the pres
ent silver vault. 1t will consist of al
wrought iron case encased in thick brick
walls with roof of arChed brick covered
with concrete and asphaltum. All mod
ern appliances will be employed to render
it perfectly secure from Ere, flood or pill
lage. 1t will have a storage capacity of
l00,000,000 silver dollars.
BLAINE'S BROTHER DEAD.
WASHINGTON, April 2I.- Adjutant-
General Drum to-day received a telegram
stating that Major John E. Blaine, pay
master, brother of James G. Blame,
died at Hot Springs, Ark, this morning.
To MAKE a TEST
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Secretary
Whitney has taken steps to have the
actual destructive power of the dynamite
gun thoroughly tested at Sandy Hook by 9
dynamite gunbOat.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE NIATTERS
WASHINGTON, April 81 The following
telegram has been received by the inter
state commerce commission:
SAN JOSE, Cal.-NeW Almaden is the |
largest quicksilver mine in the United |
States. The principal works are in New
York where It's productions come into |
competition with the Spanish quicksilver |
present transcOntinental rates shut US |
out from the New York market entirely, |
and have had disastrous effect on this |
industry.
Signed l. B. RANDOL, Manager.
G. F. Wicker telegrapbs on behalf of
the board of trade and merchants of Chi |
cago announcing they wish to be heard
VI on the transcontinental question, and
asking that the decision of the commits
sion be withheld. "We are," the tele-
gram says, Gin favor of q conditional
suspension of the long and short
haul clause on Pacific coast
traffic, provided the rates
from the great lakes and the Mississippi
valley be made prOportiOnately less than
from the Atlantic seabOard. We would
also pray thatyou exercise the power CIV
en- you in section 4 of prescribing the
extent carriers mGy be relieved so as to
protect intermediate territory now ex- :
Guided from direct commercial relations
with the east By ruling that the inter
mediate shall be no more than 33 per
cent. higher than the through rate.
The following telegram from San
Francisco was received by the commits
sion: "Defer action on section 1 till
receipt of memorials from chamber Of
commerce and leading merchants and
Of this city mailed you to-
day. In them will be found potent argu-
ments against suspension.
"(Signed) W. T. GARRETT,
''President Manufacturers Association,
California"
Also the following CAT q meeting of
the Manufacturers Association of Cali
fornia, held to-day, the following was
adopted:
"Resolved, That the general good of
the people of the Pacific coast, psrticu-
Larly in their manufacturing and indus
trial pursuits, will be promoted by
the Interstate commerce act. We there
fore earnestly oppose and respectfully
protest against suspension of said fourth
section of the act. Signed.
W. T. GARRETT, President.
GEORGE G. HICKOX, Secretary.
W. L. Merry, president of the Chamber
Of Commerce of San Francisco, telegraphs
fsvoring an exception OF such industries
andspec1aI cases as absolutely require
Espid transit from the operation of Sec
Ion 1.
Charles H. Sweed of New York ap-